Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

21.5% of workers in Bengaluru Rural are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 21.5% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Bengaluru Rural

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Bengaluru Rural, which ranks 3 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 30.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,96,449 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.9%.